On this day: February 18

Jefferson Davis becomes the president of the Confederacy, Pluto is discovered, a cow flies, the first Church of Scientology is formed, the Chicago Seven are found not guilty, and Dale Earnhardt dies at the Daytona 500, all on this day.

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2006: American Shani Davis wins the men's 1,000-meter speedskating gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, becoming the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history. Davis also won a silver medal in the 1,500-meter event three days later.

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